Cleansing device with inclusion

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-06-14
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC
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[0003] However, there is still a need for products that make hygiene fun, encourage interaction between parents and kids, and help children learn to care for themselves. In response to these needs, the inventors have acted on the obs

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Bathing subjects, particularly children, can come to view bathing as a mundane and unpleasant process and can become easily distracted and thus difficult to bathe.
This is a cause of struggle for many children and f

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[0010] The term “surface” and its plural generally refer herein to the outer or the topmost boundary of an object. Surface may refer to that of skin, hair, clothing, upholstery, countertops, floors, walls, windows, tables, appliances, bathroom fixtures, automobiles, or any other object that may require or accommodate bathing, cleaning, removing something from, or applying something to its surface.

[0011] The term “cleansing device” generally refers to a device used to clean and / or treat any surface, including those on humans and other animals. Non-limiting examples of a cleansing device include mitts, wipes, poufs, buffs, washcloths, pads, and sponges. Non-limiting examples of uses of such a cleansing device include child and adult bathing, pet bathing, surface cleaning, application of a substance, removal of a substance, and other similar uses.

[0012]FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a cleansing device 10 of the present invention. Such a cleansing device 10 allows a consumer to bath...

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A cleansing device is provided including a face layer having a face layer perimetric edge; a backing layer having a backing layer perimetric edge, wherein at least a portion of the backing layer perimetric edge is coupled to the face layer perimetric edge such that the face and backing layers define an interior space, the space including a cleansing device opening; a retaining layer coupled to one of the face and backing layers to form a retaining zone having a retaining zone opening; and an inclusion disposed within the retaining zone.

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BACKGROUND [0001] Bathing aids in the form of cloths, wipes, and mitts can be used by persons in a typical bathing process to wash themselves or others. Such bathing aids can include various soaps and other ablutive substances to promote the cleansing process. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0002] Bathing subjects, particularly children, can come to view bathing as a mundane and unpleasant process and can become easily distracted and thus difficult to bathe. This is a cause of struggle for many children and for the people caring for them. In response, various consumer products have included bright colors or characters on the packaging in an effort to make personal hygiene easier on kids and caregivers. In addition, some persons dislike the amount of soap, for example, resident in prior bathing aid products, preferring to themselves add what they view as the appropriate amount of soap. [0003] However, there is still a need for products that make hygiene fun, encourage interaction between p...

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IPC IPC(8): A47L13/19
CPCA47K7/00A47K7/03
Inventor COHEN, JASON C.MILLER, RODNEY LEE JR.JELENC, TATUM MARIE
Owner KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC
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